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This event already occurred. Enjoy the recording!Bring your toughest diabetes questions!! Gary is up for a challenge.Gary is a certified diabetes educator, insulin-pump and continuous glucose monitor user and trainer, and Masters-level exercise physiologist. He serves on the advisory boards of several diabetes device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies; volunteers for the Juvenile…See More

"I keep a wide piece of flexfix on after the beginning of week two. I trim the edges if they curl up and apply more if necessary. You can't really remove and replace it until you change the sensor and clean it off. I wasn't able to use the…"

"I always go thru the whole body scan. No problem with Omnipod or Dexcom. Once they made me touch them then tested my fingers for explosive. The last time I went they ignored my Diabetes equipment and fussed because I slipped my bracelet in my pocket…"

11am pacific2pm eastern7pm GMTStudies indicate that depression is more common among people with diabetes than the general population. Have you ever felt depressed? Was it related to diabetes? What, if anything, did you do about it, and did it help?A few weeks ago we hosted a live interview on the TuDiabetes homepage with Dr. Alan Jacobson about diabetes and depression (watch…See More

"I always go thru the body scan. I raised my top last time so they could see Dexie and the pod. They were more concerned I had placed a bracelet in my pocket after forgeting to put it on the belt! LOL. No problem w/TSA. They are learning about…"

"I haul them to work and throw them in the Fedex pile myself. I think my kids might have used the box for starter fuel for the fire pit and threw the rest of the stuff away. I've trained them that any cardboard on the kitchen table can be used…"

From the Diabetes Hands Foundation blog...

HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST GRANTS SUPPORT TO DIABETES HANDS FOUNDATION FOR FOURTH YEAR Funding in 2015 to support major transitions in programs and leadership at Diabetes Hands Foundation BERKELEY, CA: February 18, 2015 – The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Read on! →

Here’s a new way to celebrate Valentines Day: Buy a dozen roses, spare the cost of one (about $5) and donate to IDF’s Life for a Child program. By doing this, you will help children in need of life saving insulin. Those of Read on! →